counterpart
/ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt//ˈkaʊntɚˌpɑɹt/
noun
- 1
Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
“Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly”
- 2
A duplicate of a legal document.
- 3
One which resembles another
- 4
One which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
- 5
Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.
verb
- 1
Counterbalance.
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